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Discover the Difference: Elevate Your Kitchen's Success with the Taylor L812 Electric Two-Sided Grill

The Product Lab Video Series

Episode 1: Transform Your Kitchen with the Taylor L812 Electric Two-Sided Grill

Running a successful restaurant, convenience store, or other culinary operation is some of the most challenging work out there. Day after day and night after night, you have to ensure your team and equipment are primed to efficiently and safely provide fast, delicious, and consistent products.

At Taylor, we know our customers are experts at delivering exceptional experiences to their guests. Our mission is to provide best-in-class equipment that puts your focus back where it belongs: satisfying customers and running a successful business.

And now from The Product Lab: demonstrating a game-changer in the commercial kitchen space: the Taylor L812 Electric Two-Sided Grill. The L812 offers precision, efficiency, and ease of use to your restaurant or store – enabling simplified training of new employees and taking the guesswork out of operation. Let's break down the use and benefits of the L812 so you can see how this design creates efficiency and ease in your operations.

Three Zones of Culinary Control

At the core of the L812's innovative design are three separately controlled cooking zones, each powered by three independent heating elements. This three-zone setup is what makes the L812 a true clamshell grill built for high-volume service.This unique configuration, coupled with two elements integrated into the upper platen, ensures even cooking and speedy recovery times. The L812's intelligent smart system recalibrates daily – so even if your operations require heavy use, precise and even cooking is maintained, day after day.

For example, running breakfast sandwiches in one zone while cooking burgers in another is a real operational advantage when the line is moving fast.

For kitchens coming off a commercial flat top grill, the shift to a double-sided grill like the L812 means faster cook times and a more consistent product without depending on operator skill for every result.

If you’d like more context, check out our blog on what makes two-sided grills a must for high-volume kitchen.

Intuitive One-Touch Menu Selection

Imagine having a culinary wizard at your fingertips, ensuring every dish is cooked to perfection with remarkable consistency. The L812's one-touch menu selection makes this a reality, offering programmable controls and an external USB port for effortless menu updates. This feature is a plus for creativity, menu flexibility, and operational efficiency, eliminating the need for manual adjustments.

In the video, we've given you a quick look at how the menu system works, but our distributors can help you learn more.

Precision and Food Safety

The L812 takes precision and food safety to the highest standards with its automatic lowering upper platens, which adjust to your desired gap setting at the touch of a button. The clamshell design ensures that every dish meets the highest standards of quality and safety, delivering perfectly cooked items with every use. Imagine training a new employee on a grill that will consistently cook a burger or chicken breast… we wish we had this "food safety autopilot" when we started learning to cook!

Ease of Cleaning

The side-to-side release sheets not only protect the cooking surface but also make cleaning a breeze. This design consideration keeps maintenance simple and safe, allowing you to focus on what truly matters. Easy cleaning means consistent cleaning, so whether your kitchen crew is opening up or closing down, you can be more certain that equipment is being maintained to proper standards.

More than a Grill – A New Part of Your Team!

The Taylor L812 Electric Two-Sided Grill is more than just a piece of equipment; it can become the cornerstone of your kitchen's success. It promises to elevate your kitchen's efficiency, consistency, and creativity, making it a smart ally in the fast-paced world of commercial cooking.

But technology isn't the only value that Taylor offers. We also provide a network of trusted, expert distributors to educate and empower you to make the right choices for your business and utilize your equipment to its fullest potential.

In addition, Turbo Charge operator training is available through your authorized Taylor distributor and is designed for the people actually running the equipment. It is hands-on and practical, not a classroom exercise. For anything technical beyond standard operator tasks, certified Taylor technicians handle service and maintenance. That division matters because keeping service in authorized hands is what protects your warranty coverage from day one.

Ready to move your cooking game into the future? Contact your distributor to learn more about the Taylor L812 Electric Two-Sided Grill.

What Does the Taylor L812 Cost to Own?

Clamshell grill price is one of the first questions operators ask about, and the honest answer is that it depends. The Taylor L812 electric two-sided grill is quoted through authorized Taylor distributors rather than sold at a fixed retail price. Your location, installation requirements, and service needs all factor into the final number.

What most operators find is that the real cost picture extends well beyond the purchase price. The L812's three-zone design lets you shut off zones during slower periods, which reduces energy consumption without taking the whole unit offline. Consistent automated cooking reduces product waste. And the side-to-side release sheet design keeps cleaning faster and simpler than equipment without that feature, which adds up in labor time saved over the life of the unit.

For an accurate cost of ownership specific to your volume and kitchen setup, your authorized Taylor distributor is the right starting point. They can walk you through equipment, installation, and ongoing service so the numbers make sense before you commit.

Contact your local Taylor distributor today to get a quote built around your kitchen.

Taylor L812 vs. Other Clamshell Grills: What Sets It Apart

Operators shopping for commercial clamshell grills are typically running through the same set of questions: How consistent is the cook? How fast does it recover during a rush? How hard is it to clean? And what does service look like when something needs attention?

The L812 answers those questions with its daily-recalibrating smart system, three independently controlled zones, and side-to-side release sheets that make cleaning straightforward enough that it actually gets done consistently. For any operation where training turnover is a reality, the one-touch menu selection removes the skill variable from the equation entirely. You do not need an experienced cook to produce a consistent product when the settings do that work.

The other factor worth weighing is the service network behind the equipment. Taylor's authorized distributor network means factory-trained technicians are available for maintenance and repairs, not a third-party service call that may or may not know the equipment. When you are evaluating commercial grills equipment options, the support structure behind the grill matters as much as the specs on the sheet.

Programming the L812: From Burgers to Delicate Menu Items

The one-touch menu selection system on the L812 is built for range, not just simplicity. You can program settings for a burger patty and a delicate fish fillet and call up either one without touching a dial. Time, temperature, and gap settings are all stored per menu item, so the grill adjusts the platens automatically when your operator makes a selection.

USB menu updates make it practical to change those settings without retraining staff. A seasonal promotion, a new protein, a limited-time item - push the update, and the grill knows what to do. For multi-unit operators managing consistent brand standards across locations, that capability removes a significant coordination burden.

This depth of programming is one reason the L812 has earned its reputation as one of the best commercial grills for operations that need both flexibility and control. Your authorized Taylor distributor can walk you through setting up and managing the menu system for your specific lineup.

Built for Certified, Energy-Conscious Kitchens

High-volume kitchens carry a lot of compliance responsibility, and the equipment running in them needs to support that. The L812's clamshell design and automatically adjusting platens deliver consistent gap settings across every cook, which translates to repeatable food safety results that are easier to document and defend.

The three-zone configuration also supports energy-conscious operation. Shutting off unused zones during off-peak hours reduces draw without requiring the whole unit to go cold. If energy efficiency certifications are a requirement for your purchasing process, your authorized Taylor distributor can provide the relevant documentation.

For kitchens that need to demonstrate compliant, consistent cooking across shifts, the L812's automated controls take a lot of the guesswork out of that process. Every cook on every shift produces the same result because the equipment is doing the precision work. That is what restaurant grill equipment at this level should deliver.